Well, it is skinny. Really it is a small aircraft. I never thought that it would be so small, but as my first instructor told me when I commented on the cockpit size of the 150 on my intro flight... "The thinner it is, the faster it will go."

I am about to skin the outside of the fuselage. However it has been suggested that I might install the rudder cable conduit through the side foam. My primary reason for this is to avoid having to drill a hole through the landing gear brackets.

However after discussing this with my brother I am having second thoughts. Mainly what I am about to do is a departure from the plans and it involves a control system, so I am a little shy about it.

Also I saw this clip on youtube, about a third of the way through it shows some nifty rear seat rudder peddles. I do not see how this could be accomplished if I ran the conduit through the side foam.

I bought a long 3/16" bit and drilled from the inside just behind the rear landing gear pad forward as seen here. More photos can be seen at http://flyingbackward.blogspot.com/
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